Rowing club finds heartbreaking note by the side of a lake

A mystery note, left with a rose beside a lake, carried a heartbreaking story which has since gone viral online and restored many people's faith in humanity.

When a school rowing club from Sutton Coldfield in the UK went down to their local lake for a normal practice session earlier this week, they were surprised to come across something out of the ordinary tied to the gate.

Attached to the entrance was a heartbreaking note from an anonymous woman who had visited the lake before them and been unable to get down to the water's edge.

"This note was left on the gate at the water this afternoon," Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Rowing Club wrote on Twitter.

A photo of the note was uploaded onto social media. (twitter)

The rowing club shared a photo of the note they found, revealing its heartbreaking message.

It read, "Please can someone throw this into the lake for me? My late husband’s ashes are in the lake and I can’t get to the lakeside in my wheelchair anymore and gates are locked – have to drive back up north tonight. Thank you x."

Accompanying the note was a single red rose. After reading the heart-rending message, the rowing club were left in no doubt that they would make sure the woman’s wishes were fulfilled.

"No name or number left but whoever you are, rest assured your rose is in place in the middle of the lake," the rowing club tweeted, posting a photo of the rose they found, once it had be placed on the water.

Since the rowing club shared the news of the poignant note they found, the story has gone viral, with the tweet receiving over 110,000 'likes' on Twitter and over 30,000 retweets. It has also been well received by people all over the world, with some even saying that the story has "restored their faith in humanity".

"I really hope karma exists, because you guys only deserve the very best," wrote someone on Twitter after seeing the note and photo. "Sometimes, people are wonderful, uplifting and kind. Despite the tears, today is a good day."

"There are some wonderful, caring people in the world, if you can't find one, be one," another Twitter user added, wisely.

"It touched my old heart," said someone else. "Just a wonderful thing to do for someone you'll never know and I hope whomever this lady was she somehow finds out."